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The College of Charleston Honors College expands on partnerships between faculty and student by creating a vibrant living-learning community where personal attention gives the support students need to reach their goals during and after college. Inside the CofC Honors community, motivated students live, learn, and grow together while pursuing their unique interests and goals – everything from study abroad, internships, research and service projects at home and globally.
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Evaluating Cortical Stimulation as a Therapeutic Adjunct to Motor Skills Rehabilitation Training in a Rodent Model of Traumatic Brain Injury
(2013-11-04)Various studies in animal models of stroke have found that motor impairments caused by stroke can be greatly reduced if the injured area of the motor cortex is electrically stimulated while the animal performs motor skills ... -
Glutamate Kinetics in a Middle Aged Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease
(2013-11-05)GDNF, a known growth factor, is important for maintaining the health of dopamine (DA) neurons. Parkinson’s (PD) patients have a greatly decreased number of DA neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) while existing ... -
Facebook Knows You: An Analysis of Facebook, Social Anxiety, and Narcissism in Young Adults
(2013-06-05)Participants were recruited via Facebook and administered a brief survey exploring Facebook use, social anxiety, and narcissism. Several significant relationships were found including results supporting prior research on ... -
Investigation of the threshold photodynamic dose for HPPH-sensitized PDT of Panc-1 pancreatic cancer cells
(2013-11-05)Our research group at the College of Charleston has been working in collaboration with physicians at Mayo Clinic to develop a method of drug and light dosimetry for photodynamic therapy (PDT). We are studying Panc-1 ... -
MKP-1 LPS-Driven Osteoclastogenesis More Prevalent in Dusp-1-/- Females Than Males
(2013-06-05)Periodontal disease is the result of chronic inflammatory bone loss due to a sustained immune system response to pathogenic invasion. Osteoclasts (OC) are multinucleated, bone resorbing cells that play a vital role in bone ... -
The effects of pesticide and salinity on early life stages of the green tree frog (Hyla cinerea)
(2013-11-05)Increased salinity in freshwater habitats can result from anthropogenic factors such as climate change and sea level rise, use of road salts, over-irrigation and groundwater depletion. This emerging threat can affect ... -
Choice among Equally Priced Food Alternatives in Rats
(2013-11-04)Studies investigating unit price predictions of choice in humans and monkeys have indicated that – at relatively cheap prices – most subjects prefer a large reward for more work than a small reward for less ... -
Financial Industry Diversification: An Empirical Analysis
(2013-11-05)This paper uses a quantitative approach to determine whether or not diversified financial institutions perform better than specialized financial institutions for shareholders. It aims to identify whether or not economies ... -
Charleston's Growing Entertainment District
The research that follows addresses numerous topics of interest: nighttime economies; the regulation of establishments with liquor licenses; gentrification; mixed-use neighborhoods; and the assurance of quality of life for ... -
The Effects of Fingolimod Administration in Dysbindin-1 Null-Mutant Mice, a Genetic Model of Cognitive Deficits
Estimated to affect 1 % of the population worldwide, schizophrenia is a mainly heritable neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by a range of symptoms from hallucinations and delusions to social withdrawal and cognitive ... -
Sorption and Transport of Naproxen and Cetirizine in Natural Soils
Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) can be found globally in trace quantities. There is a growing concern over what effect these PPCPs will have on natural environments as a result of long term accumulation. ... -
Effect of High-Sodium Beverage on Rehydration Following Exercise-Induced 2% Dehydration
Exercise-induced dehydration is dehydration that develops during exercise. Exercise-induced dehydration can markedly impair performance and many recommendations have been published to avoid this repercussion. Several ... -
Candidates’ Head and Eye Orientations in Job Interviews: Effects on Impression Formation
This study examined the effects of job candidates’ head and eye orientations on observers’ impressions across six different head/eye orientation combinations. Sixty-six undergraduate participants (51 males, 15 ...